Books by Norman Malamud

In Norman's Malamud's latest novel, he explores the struggle of a woman trapped in a man's body and her journey in coming to terms with her true self.

In Malamud's new novel, Franny faces the biggest challenge of her life: simultaneously loving two men. The zany, engaging character first introduced in Three on a Couch has married the love of her life, Detective Nicholas Pagliara. Their idyllic life suddenly shatters when Nick, shot in a drug bust, drifts into a coma. Franny finds herself alone and pregnant, and her life begins to fall apart. She realizes that Nick may not come out of the coma-and if he does, he might never be the same. Her worst fears are realized when Nick wakes up and inexplicably vanishes from his hospital room. Franny throws herself into her work and develops her skills to become a successful designer in the garment industry, where she meets Matt, also a designer. Business throws them together, but Franny succumbs to temptation and leans on his strength in her time of need. Confused, she wonders: What if Nick comes back? Will he still love her? Should she keep the baby? In a parallel story, Nick, conscious but suffering from amnesia, falls in love with a wealthy woman. After plenty of betrayal, possessiveness and bedlam, Malamud's masterful plot brings the two stories together.

If one of the three ladies on the couch left the story and a replacement was needed, would you qualify? Here's your chance to prove it. But you must adhere to the following rules. Tell him your innermost thoughts... Pace, sit, recline, sob, scream, vent your rage, and tear your hair out... But never--ever sleep with your shrink! ree savvy ladies discover their psychiatrist has pledged his undying love to each of them. Franny--A wisecracking saleslady is trying to come to terms with sordid memories of her childhood. Elaine--A woman suffering not only from the loss of her daughters in an automobile accident but also from a life-threatening disease. Lily--A famous concert pianist relies on drugs and alcohol to stimulate her creative juices. Enter handsome psychiatrist Dr. Jonathon Kent, who's ready, willing and able to take on all three. Concealing a dark history of his own, he takes advantage of his good looks, as well of his clientele. When the scorned women join forces for revenge - watch out!

Against the background of the amazing Galapagos Islands where spectacular species birds, fish and animals dwell in peaceful harmony, the story finds the trio erroneously thrown together on a luxurious yacht. Judith May Blessing, beautiful and talented, and her husband Beauregard, a frustrated writer, leave New York to take a much needed vacation and find themselves involved in a murder. Caitlin and Lawrence Bartoni, a young middle class couple from Brooklyn, seize the opportunity and take a delayed honeymoon denying the reality that she has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. Dazzled by the glamorous lifestyle and opulence of the rich and famous, they too are inadvertently drawn into the murder investigation. The accused debonair, Trevor Jase Carr, wealthy CEO of a major American computer company and his wife Pamela Anne, promiscuous, psychotic, sex-drug addicted vixen, agree to a truce while vacationing on the islands in a last ditch effort to patch up their failing marriage.